Lago Maggiore : A big lake partly in Switzerland and partly in Italy with, near Stresa, 3 islands and 2 islets making up the Borromean Islands. One of the islands, Isola Bella, contains one of Italy’s most beautiful gardens. That’s not to say the others are not interesting either. The Isola dei Pescatore is inhabited…
Category: Europe
January storm
Ronda Spain : January 2008 : Even in sunny southern Spain, the clouds sometimes fly low. The winter storm and low sun provide some striking contrasts over the nearby landscapes, the city and the Puento Nuevo (bridge). Ronda, Espagne : janvier 2008 : Même au sud de l’Espagne, région reputée pour son climat doux et…
The bridge
The Alexander III bridge in Paris. One of the most decorated bridges in the city, each decoration with a particular meaning or subject. Question : how much decoration is too much ? Le Pont Alexandre III à Paris. Construit entre 1897 et 1900 et decoré abondamment.
Glimpses of the Alhambra
Granada, Spain : The Alhambra, object of songs, poems, wars and battles; now a (relatively) peaceful museum. But it all depends on the number of visitors and how long you have to wait to get in… In January, with luck and clear weather, from the terraces of the Alhambra, you get a good look at…
The intermittent lake
In the limestone garrigues region of southern France between Avignon and Montpellier and between the sea and the Cévennes range, the few lakes that exist are mostly the result of flood control dams on the local rivers. After the violent rains of the autumn, surface water flushes rapidly away to the sea or disappears into…
Le ventoux
Image d’entête : Le sommet du Ventoux en ligne de mire depuis Courry – environ 70 km. Image ci-dessous : Le Ventoux depuis l’Uzège. Tours d’Uzès à l’avant-plan. Header image : The Ventoux sighted from Courry – about 70 km away. Image above : same, sighted from a town near Uzès. Tower of Uzès in…
The Vis Canyon
Looking down into the canyon. near navacelles, September 2014
A cold day near the aqueduct
Jour d’hiver sous le pont
Granite contours
These strangely rounded boulders watch impassively as we struggle up the steep slopes. 1400 m. Near les Bouzèdes on Mount Lozère.
Runes
This waterfall drops off the Bondons plateau from about 1000 m altitude and cascades down a ravine towards the Tarn river. The cascade is only a short walk from a small parking area, but it takes a good map to find the road to the location.
Attacking the slopes
Can’t see the trail but it’s there somewhere ! (north face of the Anjeau peak)
Desirable residence (prehistoric)
Wonder how long they lived here?
Light and Shadow
On the north face of the Pic d’Anjeau. Sun streaming over the ridge just catches a few tree trunks.
Vertical Lines
Converging lines and high ceilings in the Narbonne Cathedral.
